diff --git a/fs/cifs/asn1.c b/fs/cifs/asn1.c
index 669d0640b6d6..5fabd2caf93c 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/asn1.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/asn1.c
@@ -483,6 +483,7 @@ decode_negTokenInit(unsigned char *security_blob, int length,
 
 	asn1_open(&ctx, security_blob, length);
 
+	/* GSSAPI header */
 	if (asn1_header_decode(&ctx, &end, &cls, &con, &tag) == 0) {
 		cFYI(1, ("Error decoding negTokenInit header"));
 		return 0;
@@ -490,155 +491,143 @@ decode_negTokenInit(unsigned char *security_blob, int length,
 		   || (tag != ASN1_EOC)) {
 		cFYI(1, ("cls = %d con = %d tag = %d", cls, con, tag));
 		return 0;
-	} else {
-		/*      remember to free obj->oid */
-		rc = asn1_header_decode(&ctx, &end, &cls, &con, &tag);
-		if (rc) {
-			if ((tag == ASN1_OJI) && (con == ASN1_PRI) &&
-			    (cls == ASN1_UNI)) {
-				rc = asn1_oid_decode(&ctx, end, &oid, &oidlen);
-				if (rc) {
-					rc = compare_oid(oid, oidlen,
-							 SPNEGO_OID,
-							 SPNEGO_OID_LEN);
-					kfree(oid);
-				}
-			} else
-				rc = 0;
-		}
-
-		if (!rc) {
-			cFYI(1, ("Error decoding negTokenInit header"));
-			return 0;
-		}
-
-		if (asn1_header_decode(&ctx, &end, &cls, &con, &tag) == 0) {
-			cFYI(1, ("Error decoding negTokenInit"));
-			return 0;
-		} else if ((cls != ASN1_CTX) || (con != ASN1_CON)
-			   || (tag != ASN1_EOC)) {
-			cFYI(1,
-			     ("cls = %d con = %d tag = %d end = %p (%d) exit 0",
-			      cls, con, tag, end, *end));
-			return 0;
-		}
-
-		if (asn1_header_decode(&ctx, &end, &cls, &con, &tag) == 0) {
-			cFYI(1, ("Error decoding negTokenInit"));
-			return 0;
-		} else if ((cls != ASN1_UNI) || (con != ASN1_CON)
-			   || (tag != ASN1_SEQ)) {
-			cFYI(1,
-			     ("cls = %d con = %d tag = %d end = %p (%d) exit 1",
-			      cls, con, tag, end, *end));
-			return 0;
-		}
-
-		if (asn1_header_decode(&ctx, &end, &cls, &con, &tag) == 0) {
-			cFYI(1, ("Error decoding 2nd part of negTokenInit"));
-			return 0;
-		} else if ((cls != ASN1_CTX) || (con != ASN1_CON)
-			   || (tag != ASN1_EOC)) {
-			cFYI(1,
-			     ("cls = %d con = %d tag = %d end = %p (%d) exit 0",
-			      cls, con, tag, end, *end));
-			return 0;
-		}
-
-		if (asn1_header_decode
-		    (&ctx, &sequence_end, &cls, &con, &tag) == 0) {
-			cFYI(1, ("Error decoding 2nd part of negTokenInit"));
-			return 0;
-		} else if ((cls != ASN1_UNI) || (con != ASN1_CON)
-			   || (tag != ASN1_SEQ)) {
-			cFYI(1,
-			     ("cls = %d con = %d tag = %d end = %p (%d) exit 1",
-			      cls, con, tag, end, *end));
-			return 0;
-		}
-
-		while (!asn1_eoc_decode(&ctx, sequence_end)) {
-			rc = asn1_header_decode(&ctx, &end, &cls, &con, &tag);
-			if (!rc) {
-				cFYI(1,
-				     ("Error decoding negTokenInit hdr exit2"));
-				return 0;
-			}
-			if ((tag == ASN1_OJI) && (con == ASN1_PRI)) {
-				if (asn1_oid_decode(&ctx, end, &oid, &oidlen)) {
-
-					cFYI(1,
-					  ("OID len = %d oid = 0x%lx 0x%lx "
-					   "0x%lx 0x%lx",
-					   oidlen, *oid, *(oid + 1),
-					   *(oid + 2), *(oid + 3)));
-
-					if (compare_oid(oid, oidlen,
-							MSKRB5_OID,
-							MSKRB5_OID_LEN))
-						use_kerberos = true;
-					else if (compare_oid(oid, oidlen,
-							     KRB5_OID,
-							     KRB5_OID_LEN))
-						use_kerberos = true;
-					else if (compare_oid(oid, oidlen,
-							     NTLMSSP_OID,
-							     NTLMSSP_OID_LEN))
-						use_ntlmssp = true;
-
-					kfree(oid);
-				}
-			} else {
-				cFYI(1, ("Should be an oid what is going on?"));
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (asn1_header_decode(&ctx, &end, &cls, &con, &tag) == 0) {
-			cFYI(1,
-			     ("Error decoding last part negTokenInit exit3"));
-			return 0;
-		} else if ((cls != ASN1_CTX) || (con != ASN1_CON)) {
-			/* tag = 3 indicating mechListMIC */
-			cFYI(1,
-			     ("Exit 4 cls = %d con = %d tag = %d end = %p (%d)",
-			      cls, con, tag, end, *end));
-			return 0;
-		}
-		if (asn1_header_decode(&ctx, &end, &cls, &con, &tag) == 0) {
-			cFYI(1,
-			     ("Error decoding last part negTokenInit exit5"));
-			return 0;
-		} else if ((cls != ASN1_UNI) || (con != ASN1_CON)
-			   || (tag != ASN1_SEQ)) {
-			cFYI(1, ("cls = %d con = %d tag = %d end = %p (%d)",
-				cls, con, tag, end, *end));
-		}
-
-		if (asn1_header_decode(&ctx, &end, &cls, &con, &tag) == 0) {
-			cFYI(1,
-			     ("Error decoding last part negTokenInit exit 7"));
-			return 0;
-		} else if ((cls != ASN1_CTX) || (con != ASN1_CON)) {
-			cFYI(1,
-			     ("Exit 8 cls = %d con = %d tag = %d end = %p (%d)",
-			      cls, con, tag, end, *end));
-			return 0;
-		}
-		if (asn1_header_decode(&ctx, &end, &cls, &con, &tag) == 0) {
-			cFYI(1,
-			     ("Error decoding last part negTokenInit exit9"));
-			return 0;
-		} else if ((cls != ASN1_UNI) || (con != ASN1_PRI)
-			   || (tag != ASN1_GENSTR)) {
-			cFYI(1,
-			     ("Exit10 cls = %d con = %d tag = %d end = %p (%d)",
-			      cls, con, tag, end, *end));
-			return 0;
-		}
-		cFYI(1, ("Need to call asn1_octets_decode() function for %s",
-			 ctx.pointer));	/* is this UTF-8 or ASCII? */
 	}
 
+	/* Check for SPNEGO OID -- remember to free obj->oid */
+	rc = asn1_header_decode(&ctx, &end, &cls, &con, &tag);
+	if (rc) {
+		if ((tag == ASN1_OJI) && (con == ASN1_PRI) &&
+		    (cls == ASN1_UNI)) {
+			rc = asn1_oid_decode(&ctx, end, &oid, &oidlen);
+			if (rc) {
+				rc = compare_oid(oid, oidlen, SPNEGO_OID,
+						 SPNEGO_OID_LEN);
+				kfree(oid);
+			}
+		} else
+			rc = 0;
+	}
+
+	/* SPNEGO OID not present or garbled -- bail out */
+	if (!rc) {
+		cFYI(1, ("Error decoding negTokenInit header"));
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (asn1_header_decode(&ctx, &end, &cls, &con, &tag) == 0) {
+		cFYI(1, ("Error decoding negTokenInit"));
+		return 0;
+	} else if ((cls != ASN1_CTX) || (con != ASN1_CON)
+		   || (tag != ASN1_EOC)) {
+		cFYI(1,
+		     ("cls = %d con = %d tag = %d end = %p (%d) exit 0",
+		      cls, con, tag, end, *end));
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (asn1_header_decode(&ctx, &end, &cls, &con, &tag) == 0) {
+		cFYI(1, ("Error decoding negTokenInit"));
+		return 0;
+	} else if ((cls != ASN1_UNI) || (con != ASN1_CON)
+		   || (tag != ASN1_SEQ)) {
+		cFYI(1,
+		     ("cls = %d con = %d tag = %d end = %p (%d) exit 1",
+		      cls, con, tag, end, *end));
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (asn1_header_decode(&ctx, &end, &cls, &con, &tag) == 0) {
+		cFYI(1, ("Error decoding 2nd part of negTokenInit"));
+		return 0;
+	} else if ((cls != ASN1_CTX) || (con != ASN1_CON)
+		   || (tag != ASN1_EOC)) {
+		cFYI(1,
+		     ("cls = %d con = %d tag = %d end = %p (%d) exit 0",
+		      cls, con, tag, end, *end));
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (asn1_header_decode
+	    (&ctx, &sequence_end, &cls, &con, &tag) == 0) {
+		cFYI(1, ("Error decoding 2nd part of negTokenInit"));
+		return 0;
+	} else if ((cls != ASN1_UNI) || (con != ASN1_CON)
+		   || (tag != ASN1_SEQ)) {
+		cFYI(1,
+		     ("cls = %d con = %d tag = %d end = %p (%d) exit 1",
+		      cls, con, tag, end, *end));
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	while (!asn1_eoc_decode(&ctx, sequence_end)) {
+		rc = asn1_header_decode(&ctx, &end, &cls, &con, &tag);
+		if (!rc) {
+			cFYI(1,
+			     ("Error decoding negTokenInit hdr exit2"));
+			return 0;
+		}
+		if ((tag == ASN1_OJI) && (con == ASN1_PRI)) {
+			if (asn1_oid_decode(&ctx, end, &oid, &oidlen)) {
+
+				cFYI(1, ("OID len = %d oid = 0x%lx 0x%lx "
+					 "0x%lx 0x%lx", oidlen, *oid,
+					 *(oid + 1), *(oid + 2), *(oid + 3)));
+
+				if (compare_oid(oid, oidlen, MSKRB5_OID,
+						MSKRB5_OID_LEN))
+					use_kerberos = true;
+				else if (compare_oid(oid, oidlen, KRB5_OID,
+						     KRB5_OID_LEN))
+					use_kerberos = true;
+				else if (compare_oid(oid, oidlen, NTLMSSP_OID,
+						     NTLMSSP_OID_LEN))
+					use_ntlmssp = true;
+
+				kfree(oid);
+			}
+		} else {
+			cFYI(1, ("Should be an oid what is going on?"));
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (asn1_header_decode(&ctx, &end, &cls, &con, &tag) == 0) {
+		cFYI(1, ("Error decoding last part negTokenInit exit3"));
+		return 0;
+	} else if ((cls != ASN1_CTX) || (con != ASN1_CON)) {
+		/* tag = 3 indicating mechListMIC */
+		cFYI(1, ("Exit 4 cls = %d con = %d tag = %d end = %p (%d)",
+			 cls, con, tag, end, *end));
+		return 0;
+	}
+	if (asn1_header_decode(&ctx, &end, &cls, &con, &tag) == 0) {
+		cFYI(1, ("Error decoding last part negTokenInit exit5"));
+		return 0;
+	} else if ((cls != ASN1_UNI) || (con != ASN1_CON)
+		   || (tag != ASN1_SEQ)) {
+		cFYI(1, ("cls = %d con = %d tag = %d end = %p (%d)",
+			cls, con, tag, end, *end));
+	}
+
+	if (asn1_header_decode(&ctx, &end, &cls, &con, &tag) == 0) {
+		cFYI(1, ("Error decoding last part negTokenInit exit 7"));
+		return 0;
+	} else if ((cls != ASN1_CTX) || (con != ASN1_CON)) {
+		cFYI(1, ("Exit 8 cls = %d con = %d tag = %d end = %p (%d)",
+			 cls, con, tag, end, *end));
+		return 0;
+	}
+	if (asn1_header_decode(&ctx, &end, &cls, &con, &tag) == 0) {
+		cFYI(1, ("Error decoding last part negTokenInit exit9"));
+		return 0;
+	} else if ((cls != ASN1_UNI) || (con != ASN1_PRI)
+		   || (tag != ASN1_GENSTR)) {
+		cFYI(1, ("Exit10 cls = %d con = %d tag = %d end = %p (%d)",
+			 cls, con, tag, end, *end));
+		return 0;
+	}
+	cFYI(1, ("Need to call asn1_octets_decode() function for %s",
+		 ctx.pointer));	/* is this UTF-8 or ASCII? */
+
 	if (use_kerberos)
 		*secType = Kerberos;
 	else if (use_ntlmssp)
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
index 25a6cbd15529..135c965c4137 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
@@ -101,5 +101,5 @@ extern long cifs_ioctl(struct file *filep, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
 extern const struct export_operations cifs_export_ops;
 #endif /* EXPERIMENTAL */
 
-#define CIFS_VERSION   "1.53"
+#define CIFS_VERSION   "1.54"
 #endif				/* _CIFSFS_H */